AMAZON: TOP 10 BEST-SELLING AUTHORS AND BOOKS OF THE DECADE
We’re at the end of the year and Amazon has tallied the numbers of the best-selling authors and books of the past decade. Unsurprisingly, both Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight Saga are at the top of each list. Stephenie Meyer came in at #2 on the best-selling authors list (just behind Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling), and Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn all made the best-selling books list (behind, again, Harry Potter). Check out the final numbers below:
Top 10 best-selling books of the decade:1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – JK Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – JK Rowling
3. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
4. Twilight -Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
6. The Tales of Beedle the Bard – JK Rowling
7. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
8. The Time Traveller’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger
9. The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
10. A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled HosseiniTop 10 best-selling authors of the decade:
1. JK Rowling
2. Stephenie Meyer
3. Julia Donaldson
4. Terry Pratchett
5. Jamie Oliver
6. Dan Brown
7. Enid Blyton
8. Bernard Cornwell
9. Alexander McCall Smith
10. William Shakespeare
(Thanks Hugz)
Wow, this is huge! I think it’s amazing that Stephenie came in at #2 and that the books all came in at various spots on the list. I’m not very surprised to see J.K. and some of her books beat out the saga, but I’m still happy with the final numbers. What do you think of these lists? Are you surprised at how well the books all sold?
